GUTTER

On the edge, almost always unnoticed,

the gutters along the edge of our roof.

That is till they get clogged or filled

with leaves or “stuff” and water backs

up sometimes into our walls or homes.

Me, you, when our gut gets backed up

with “stuff”:  regrets, resentments,

hurts:  the consequences of our neglects.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018